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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-06-12
The General Situation.

Tha past week has been generally re-
garded by real estate dealers as rather
quiet one, and yet it is difficult to see
why this should be. The difference be
tween the aggregate amount of sales
this week and each of the preceding
weeks is so slight that it could not affect
the market to any perceptiblc degree.
Last year the real estate business was
transacted by about 80 people. At
present there are about $500 engaged
III trading in realty. This, of course,
distributes the business over a greater
surface, and creates less hustle and
noise. The inquiry for residence prop
erty and acres is without abatement.
Business holdings, which have been
rather quiet, are beginning to show
more activity, and it is expected that
unless the strike now in progress i'll st.
Paul should Interfere very SeriuSly with
business and give everybody a setback,
that by September there will &c Il good
deal OF activity i'll what is known as
purely business property. The people
OF this city are generally too well fixed
Individually to make Il very active real
estate market. They are able to
hold what they have, and as they
are not compelled to sell the market" is
naturally slow one. This is one rea-
son why St Paul is free from the nui
Sance called a boom. People here do
not have to sell. The tendency is to
Slow up the market cause it to be more
firm and stable, and force everything
upon a firm basis. A market in this con
ditiOn is much more in accordance with
the general policy and business views
of the people of st. Paul, and they do
not wish it in any other condition, nor
will they have it different if they can
SVOid it,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-06-12
Sample Sales,

GaSSer & Metcalf sold this week all of
block II, Hersey IL Woolsey's addition,
for ST, 500; three lots in block 4, Mack
ubin & MarShall'S addition, for $500:
lot 10 Of Varney 81 McManigal's rear
rangement of block /, A. E. Ramsey's
addition, for 81 900; lots Is and 10, block
9, Michel & RobertsOn's addition, for
81, 200, and a black of thirty lots in Her
mans addition to South St. Paul for
$4,000.
w. P. Hilliard has sold lot on Grand
avenue, near Dale, for $1,000.
Bristol 81 LOOMS sold eighty feet on
the corner of st. Adams street and Sum-
NIT avenue for 700; 100 feet on the
corner of Grand avenue and Oxford
streets for $500, and 40 feet on the
corner OF OWaScO and Avon streets for
$500.
A. G. Jamison to A. G. Gillette, lot 4,
Kenny'S outlets, $4,000.
Minea & Wedge sold forty acres in
South st. Paul for $500 an acre.
Stone IL Morton sold last week to Sam
uel G.Sfnith thirty acres adjoining North
st. Paul for S42, 800; to Andrew He'd
bury, lot %, block 2, Stone d. MOrton's
addition, for $3.50; to Fl. Flersburg, lot 10,
block 7, Oakville Park, for $3.50: to
1 oiih VI uOLhi, iOO pioSh cUOllC
Morton's addition, for $3.50; lot IS, block
4, Stone & MortOn'S addition, to William
Matz for $3.50, and lot 9, block Z, Oak
vile Park, to Frank RatZer for 1925.
George Bros. have sold several lots in
Summit Park and one in Ramseys adj
dition, aggregating $4,000; lot on Day
ton avenue, in Woodland Park, for
$1,000; lots in South st. Paul for $3.50.
w. S. Monroe sold 3 lots at Hamline,
lots in block 26, Syndicate No. 5, l lot
in Milton's addition, 2 lots in Summit
Park and l on West Seventh street.
There is good demand all over st. An
thOny hill and at Hamline. Plans for
the new Murray opera house will be on
exhibition at Mr.. Munroe's Office during
the week.
Lemon & Parlin have made several
small sales during the past week, and
report two or three big deals in progress
in Suburban Hills addition, and near the
new machine shops between East Sew
enth street and the district toward Lake
Phalen, which they expect to cOnsum-
mate soon. They have sold this week
2 lots in Zenga'S addition, in Subur-
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-06-12
Our Streets Torn UD,

The condition of many of the streets
IN st. Paul is such as to render travel
ing over them exceedingly troublesome
and in many cases dangerous, and yet
there seems to be no help for it. The
topography of the city is such that the
sewer, water and gas pipes cannot be
put IN without necessarily causing the
inconvenience referred to. In some dis
trlctS person that is driving will be
many times compelled to retrace his
steps and go around some yaWning
chaSm in the middle of the street with
high embankment of earth on each side
OF it. This was the case several times q
few days ago, when the gentlemen from
Chicago and the East were being driven
around town. In some parts of the city
they were driven around several blocks
to reach certain desirable points. Even
If the water, gas and sewer pipes are
placed in the ground, many times they
have to be taken up and replaced by
larger ones. A few years ago water
pipes were placed on Jackson street, of
size that was regarded as sufficient,
but the increase of business and pOpula-
ton has been SO great that it has been
taken up this year and pipe three
times as large laid in its place. 1t is
doubtful if "a quarter OF a century more
EeeS the business and thickly settled
parts of the city finished up
SO that there can be an end
to this everlasting tearing up and put
Ing down streets, sewers, water, gas ana
sidewalks. After all there is some COM
penSatiOn. Notwithstanding the incon-
Venience of being thus torn up, and the
annoyance that is thus bestowed annu-
ally, there can be no doubt that the torn
nf 81 10
stranger that the city is thriving, and
that the citizens thereof are alive, active
and energetic, that there is business
here, and that it is good town to come
to for the purpose of living and invest
1ng money.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-06-12
The Record.

The past week is the smallest week in real
estate that we have had this season. The
number of transfers for the week is $40, with
total valuation of 81, Do, 597 This is an
average Of 1908, 766 daily. The following is
the record:
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-06-12
Odds and Ends.

Inc park commission and the city
council do not appear to get along very
well together; besides, it is reported
that the members of the commission do
not all harmonize among themselves as
they ought to in their views. The pros
pect, therefore, is that the rage for parks
will not be fully satisfied, and that a
good many schemes that have been
Matched out whereby large money was
TO nave been made by certain parties
VIII come to naught.
The paving of Robert street is going
to render that thOroughfare much more
important than it has ever before been;
but what becomes of Jackson street,
which naturally should be the heavy
business street of the town? The city
mas put bit in its mouth, a paddock on
It's Jaws and chained its limbs to big
NIL and there proposes to leave it. Wa
baSha, Minnesota, Robert and other
streets are crowding up north, while
business on Jackson cannot get above
Seventh.
1t is reported quite generally that "a
new syndicate has been formed, to
which John l.. Merriam, Peter Berkey,
y. j. Hill and some other of our princi-
pal citizens belong, and that this syndi-
cate has been buying up large tracts of
iaHu up n0rtn OF Lake Como and south
and west of McCarron lake. This is
fatty denied by the parties said to be
interested.
Extensive improvements are being
made at the Minnesota Transfer, which
Will revOiutioniZe the appearance of
that whole country and greatly enhance
the value Of property on Midway
Heights and at Union and Merriam
Parks.
The water works and the sewers rem
der jackson street lonely street to
travel on about these days. Robert
street, too, with it's cedar block pave
ment, has also an interesting appear
ance.
The improvements that are taking
place i'll West st. Paul causes person
to wonder what property will be worth
over there when the Improvements are
completed.
Ii there is more industrious and sue
ceSsful organization than the Dayton's
Bluff and West st. Paul unions for
public improvements it would be pleas
ant to have it named.
Rice street is rapidly coming to be
great thOrOughfare.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-06-12

the conclusion that the outside indica-
tons are that there is oil down beneath.
relying on what the experts say, parties
have formed an organization for the
purpose of testing the matter. Mr..
Oppenheim, who seems to be the NOV
ing spirit, says if an oil well can be dis
covered there, that it will be one of the
most important and valuable additions
to the agencies now at work to make St.
Paul a very large, wealthy and noted
city. The machinery for boring well
5000 feet deep has been ordered, and as
soon as it arrives and can be set up,
work will be commenced to sink shaft
into the bowels of the earth. Mr. OPP
penheim says that they have all made a
good deal of money down there and he
don't see why they should not be liberal
and put in some of it to see what there
is underneath the surface.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-06-12
Business
Properties

On Wabasha, Broadway, Wa
couta, Third, Fourth, Fifth,
Sixth, Seventh, Robert, Mime
sofa, Cedar. | offer to-mor-
row the very choicest Unim-
proved Corners in the city of
st. Paul.
Parties who desire to buy
the best property in the city,
Improved or Unimproved,
should give me a call before
investing. Twill take pleasure
in showing you what | have to
offer.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-06-12
East st. Paul improvements.

East st. Paul property, until recently,
has been neglected, but now it is COM
ing to the front, and is looked upon by
shrewd investors of capital as one OF
thel best places in the city to buy prop
erty for good profits, and it is rapidly
building up with fine residences; many
miles of streets are being graded, and
many public Improvements are under
contract to be finished this summer.
Property in that part of the city will
very nearly double in value in another
year. Henry Fuller is plating several
acres in Suburban hills, at the southern
terminus of Earl street, overlooking the
Mississippi valley in both directions for
tire city, West st. Paul, Newport, Fort
Smelling, and one of the most
picturesque views to be found in this
vicinity. He is making an improvement
that few are aware of. The grounds
were laid out by landscape artist. The
streets will be paved with cedar blocks,
water and sewer pipes will be laid IN all
the streets and communications made
with each lot. Sidewalks will be laid
and the boulevardS and parks will be
fenced. The cost of putting this ground
completed it will be beautiful resi-
dence location. 1t is the intention of
the proprietor to sell to no one for spec
ulatiOn, nor to any one who will not
agree to build house costing at least
$1,000, He has several applications in
advance from parties to build fine
residences as soon as the grounds
are ready for building. The city
will make handsome public
park of several acres, comprising the
noted Indian mounds, near by. These
Indian mounds ground has all along
been pet place for the DaytOn'S bluff
people. 1t has been talked over a great
many times before the union of that
ward, and it has been claimed that the
ground is peculiarly located for a park.
The view from those suburban hills is
very grand and attractive. Earl street
will be graded to its northern terminus
at Lake Phalen, and MeSSrS. Dawson
and Kavanagh, who own nearly the
whole lake front, have plated eighty
acres and have made the city PROPOSE
ton to make public park on the lake,
which has been favOrably received by
the park commissioners. An iron
bridge will span the railroad tracks at
the East St. Paul depot, giving an ele-
tated and safe passage over the rail-
roads; the north and south parts of East
st. Paul will be connected, and with
beautiful lake and public park at one
end and fine public and private park
and a view of great beauty at the other.
Earl street and East st. Paul will have
attractions not SURPASSED by any other
part of the city.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-06-12
Something for Helena, Mont.

Yesterday afternoon a secret meeting
was held in st. Paul of newly formed
and powerful syndicate. No one con-
nected with it would tell its object. 1t
was learned, though, that it has some
thing to do with the city of Helena, and
that the action of the gentlemen belong
ing to it will have a very important
effect upon the business interests of that
city. A gentleman named Childs was
offered 100000 spot cash for one piece
of land he owned i'll Helena, and refused
to accept it. This piece of property
has never been held at one-tenth of this
sum.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-06-12
Looking for Oil.

Ansel Oppenheim and those asso
ciated with him i'll the real estate and
general improvements going on at the
stock yards and near there have made
III, their minds that they must find out
what is beneath the surface of the earth
in that locality. For some time they
have had oil experts from Pennsylvania
prospecting and making an examination
Sf the soil, and they have all come to
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-06-12
Manitoba Buys More Property.

The Manitoba road has purchased
twenty acres adjoining the east of its
property already secured south of its
tracts near Como avenue depot and
bridge. This twenty-acre track is west
of Arundel street and south of Mime
haha. The purchase was made of W..
K. Merriam for S45,000 One report has
it that the Manitoba has bought
this property for the purpose of en-
larging its shops. Another says
that it was purchased for the Burling-
ton Il Northern for freight yards. The
deal was made three weeks ago but was
not made public till yesterday Mr..
Moore, of the firm of Merriam IL Moore,
engineered the sale and it was on the
strength of this deal that 200 lots in
Foundry addition were sold last week.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-06-12
LAST WEEKS TRANSFERS.

Yesterday TRANSFERS.
t Kavanagh ct al to r Marvin, Its
II and -, Kavanagh's add. 49,. 1905
G Wardrobe to II NJ Lindgren, 1t 5, blk
. Schurmeier & Evans add 900
G Smith toR l. Hanks, 1t p, blk s, A
E Ramsey's add. .......... 900
l. Denslow to 10 Stuart, Its 33, 81, So
and SO, ,Denslow's add -. -. Il, 200
E G Handy to S P Ficklen. 1t l to %,
in blks and =, Harrison & Handy's
add. $500
j II Pierre to Ficklen, Its 7, 5 and %,
blk ?, L B Pierre's add - 8, $50
n Snow to NJ Conroy, Its % and IS,
blk 10, A E Ramsey add. .......3,S 800
Frindhoff to Mcguire Bros, 1t s, blk
20, Summit Park. 800
A NJ Doherty to Finn, lt l3 blk B.
Dawson's add 800
more q Cassidy's add ............... $50
G NJ kirkner to j E Brown, Its IS, 10
and 0,blk 3, Hamline syndicate No %, $50
II Freeman to Stout, Its 26 and ~,
blk 8, Summit Park. ..................3,7 700
North st Paul Land company to Co.
operative Improvement company, blk
10, Second addition, North st Paul =, 800
K NJ Lawton to B Belango, part 1t 2, blk
l. OliYier's add. 400
Ten unpublished transfers. 81, 400
Total 319. 81 .222 597
BUILDING PERMITS
The following permits to build were issued
yesterday:
D Baldwin, HISTORY frame dwelling,
on Mendoza road, near Menominee 500
w Dosh, HISTORY frame dwelling, OH
levee.. 900
Hans Christofferson, History frame
dwelling, on Poplar, near Agate - ], 900
Paul A Lavalle 1-story frame dwelling,
on Lawson, near Arkwright. ...... $50
Paul A Lavalle, 1Is-story frame dwell
ing, on Lawson, near McMenemy.. 900
Paul A Lavalle, l-stOry frame dwelling,
on Lawson, near Arkwright. .......... $50
F Peyer, 2-Story double brick stores
and dwellings, on Fifth, near Oak 900
Minnesota d Northwestern Railway
company, 1-story passenger depot on
Annapolis, near Concord. ............1 900
John Schaffhausen, 2-story frame
dwelling on Carroll, near Lewis. - 500
Broods Bros, 1-story frame and brick
engine room on Auburn, near Fair
D Broods, History frame dwelling
on Auburn, near Fairview ........... 800
John G Donnelly. 2story frame double
dwelling on Prairie, near Garfield. 2, 500
j Ahern, 2-story frame dwelling on
Brewster, near Sherburne. ...........5,G coo
Seven minor permits. ...................1,1 $50
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-06-12

Central Property,
Inside Business Locations,
Suburban Acres & PIats.

BLOOMINGTON PARK will
be plattedready for sale in two
weeks. 1t is three miles Only
from end of the Robert Street
Bridge. We have also for sale.
HOYTS REARRANGEMENT
of Hoyt's Como Outlets, SYL-
VAN PARK except what has
been sold, also STATE PARK
Additions, which lie in the
Midway District. Also some
ACRES North of the city and
Acres in Reserve Township.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-06-12
ban Hills, in Douglas addition, in
Arlington Hills, 2 i'm Curry's addition.

Arlington Hills, 2 in Curry's addition,
and in Summit Park.
In addition to the sales made by A.
M. Doherty in Roscoe, Dak., the past
week, amounting to Si6,5O0, he has sold
in this city on Summit avenue, between
Victoria and Milton streets, so feet to
q. A. johnson for $40 per foot, so feet
to William Schnittger for sos per foot,
50 feet to Annie s. Doherty for $50 per
foot, the undivided one-half of ) lots on
Leslie to w. L. billiard for 800.
E. Z. Miller has sold during the week
40 feet on Grand avenue to B. Beaupre
for $1,000; 2 lots in block %, Summit
Park, for 81 800; lot in st. Clair and
Short Line addition Sl,5O0; 5 lots in
block 10, Summit Park addition, for
S!,50O;..6 lots in GriebSi Il Brewster's adj
diti0n for $500.
=. A. Hughes sold lots in Hughes
Midway addition, on University avenue,
and his manager, Conrad Stautz, sold
III acres i'll New Canada for $4,000.
Merriam IL Moore sold four lots on St.
CAR street and Short Line addition for
S4,050.
William G. Robertson has sold sixty
four lots in Boulevard addition for SOL
OV0, and one lot at Manchester for 81, 200.
Davidson, Bayard Il Co. have sold
eleven lots in HutchinSon'S addition at
$3.50 to $500 each. The general demand
for West side property is good, particu-
larry on State street, which is now en-
JOylng Well-fOunded boom.
The Republican journal., 1887-12-15
Mr.. Blaines Message.

James &. Blaine in Paris j. Il bigger man
than prc-ilent Cleveland al Washington; and
despite the lattcl'- lreru-ativc, and patronage
the :.bscnt statesman h.> Il lar.er following in
this country to-day. The reason is easily stat
ed Mr.. Blaine i, the foremost living Amcrj-
can and the able>t exponent OF American
Ideas. Hence lis recent interview has had more
Readers. attracted more attention, and Will
exert more influence than the Presidents HES
sage. Mr.. Blaine speaks A. an American 10
Americans. President Cleveland i the mouth
piece OF the Golden Cub of England, adj
dresses a handful Of MI ,wulnp> and free trad
er>. and receives the plaudit> of foreign manu-
factHrer> and their i-entS in this country The
farmer, IN miner and the arti>an-the we'll
equipped Norhingmcn of America. men Of
mind - Will IL mli>clv. read, digest and hear
lily commend the eloquent plea in their behalf
AGAINST tn free trade failacies and un-Ameri-
can sentim ht~ # ClrNeIand'> message They
realize that ii the iica> in The latter document
prevail they Will have less to buy with and be
colnpelleitoliy more for what they buy. Their
wages mast come down 10 The level of those
paid in Europe. and foreign manufacturers
VIII liz the prices at which goods will be sold
IN our markets. That is the sure outcoui, of
the practical application Of the Presidents free
trade arguments. as illustrated by former ex-
pelienrc.
The Republican journal., 1887-12-15
Good Temp:ars.

Belfast Lodge is making arrangements for Il
pleasant Christmas entertainment at their Lodge
room at Monday evenings meeting, Dec ln',cr p;
The Grand secretary expects to he in York
county Wednesday and Thursday to give the new
unwlitten work of the order, at kennebImllilor
to delicate new Good Tcmpiars Hall Thur,,!a,
Z. NJ. for Multum Lodge, and in rtlanl Friday
to instruct officers in the new work
Rescue Lodge, q. L. No. 2l5, OF Morrill,, ia :
passed the following resolutions the death OF {;
member.
Whereas, Death has invaded oar lodge and re
moved from us our beloved sister Nellie T.. Jack
son, therefore.
Resolved: That by her death we have lost Il sin
ccrc friend, Il dearly loved and cherished sister
who has always demanded our warmcst fricnti,ii,
and highest esteem.
Resolved That while deeply regret the los,
of our sister, we bow submssively to the " III o.
Him who doeth all things well.
Resolved: That hereby extend To her he
reaved parents, sisters and brothers an expression
OF our sympathy in this their hour of aillic;ion
Resolved That these resolutions he presentc,
to the family of the deceased, a copy spread upon
the lodge record, and copies sent to the u. 7
Record and Republican Journal for publication.
DELLA l.. >rORER, Com.
LILA VI. HATCH, OH
L. \. PEARSON. i.esoluii o.s
The Republican journal., 1887-12-15
The Public Library Building

The IIazcltinc Library building is completed
and ready for the books which will be put in be
tween now and February first. This building has
been erected from legacy left for the purpose by
the late Paul Il. IIazeltinc, and is the only stone
building in the city. The body of HE structure is
of red granite from Otter Creek, and the finish
and trimmings of Somesvlc gray granite The
stone rough ashcrs laid iii break range courses
with red cement between. The building is -
feet long and p feet wide at one end and II at the
other. The westerly end is square and the one on
Miller street octagon in shape. The yestibule is p
by IA feet. The rooms are 10 feet from floor TO
ceiling. The roof is 4 mansarl, laid with colored
slate sulmounted by an iron c-esting. There is a
dome over the yestibule, the top of which is ~
feet high. The book room is 90 by p feet ard is
lighted by trplet window High street, one
mullion window on the westerly end and three
windows in the The windows are each tea
feet in height. The reading room is L. 10y ,. feet
and is lighted by six windows 10 by "a The cell
ings are finished with s.uaco cornice two feet six
The ceiling and walls are white and the floor of
hard pine. The outside doors are pine three
inches thick and 90 by feet Opening them You
marble threshold and Il tile floor three feet
wide, when you come TO Il pair of inner doors
panelcd with plate glass, and plate over the top.
AT the right you enter il hat r0om > by feet. On
the left is the stairway leading to the cellar. The
inside doors open into the reading room and from
thence You pass into the book room. This room is
furnished with fourteen book racks nine feet high
and twenty inches deep. They double, and
the books can be placed in from either side. These
racks are from six to nine feet wide every other
one being short so that person can walk all
around them, and are finished with pancled ends.
The main body OF the paint is straw color and the
moulding of the racks are gilt, with bron2cd
cornices. The cellar has coacret2 hoo" and terra
Gotta thing overhead. The building is fire proof
in all its parts. There is an outside entrance to
the cellar for coal. The building will be heated by
a Quincy hot water heater. The contract for
building the library awarded to Mr.. James T.
Pottle, who sub-lct the stone work to Mr.. G. j.
Hail. The contract has been faithfully performed
and the building. apart frcm its useful purpose is
Il decided addition to our city. Mr.. Williamson
says the Library will not be open January first As
heretofore announced, as it Will be impossible to
get the books properly arranged by that time, and
the opening Will not take place mitch before Feb
ruary first